6.5 out of 10

Creative ZEN

 

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  • User Score (1587)
    7.4 7.4 from 1587 reviewers
  • Expert Score (39)
    7.6 7.6 from 39 reviewers
  • Design (56)
    7.0 7.0 from 56 reviewers
  • Value for money (77)
    7.3 7.3 from 77 reviewers
  • Features (98)
    7.2 7.2 from 98 reviewers
  • Ease of use (80)
    7.3 7.3 from 80 reviewers
  • Performance (12)
    7.8 7.8 from 12 reviewers
  • Sound quality (146)
    7.4 7.4 from 146 reviewers
  • Reliability (51)
    7.3 7.3 from 51 reviewers
  • Overall quality (82)
    7.5 7.5 from 82 reviewers
  • Battery performance (17)
    5.6 5.6 from 17 reviewers
  • Display (15)
    7.0 7.0 from 15 reviewers
  • Audio & image quality (13)
    7.7 7.7 from 13 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (7)
    7.3 7.3 from 7 reviewers
  • Speed performance (51)
    7.1 7.1 from 51 reviewers
  • Equipment (13)
    7.3 7.3 from 13 reviewers
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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. Cybershack

    Cybershack
    31 January 2008

    Audio is probably the best thing the Zen has going for and Creative have spared no expense in making the Zen shine in this department. Between the clarity of the sound chipset and amount of control you have for environment and equaliser, you'll be quite pleased with what the Zen has to offer. Of course the software and control is another thing altogether. While skipping to and from tracks is easy, the DJ functionality is mediocre at best. Read more

  2. Atomic Maximum Power Computing

    8.0/10
    12 December 2007

    8/10 Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Creative Zen MX

    CNET
    9.0/10
    Reviewer: mick, CNET
    28 January 2008

    i just bought one and love it, best portable music player iv ever owned Read more

    • i love the audio

  • WikiFreak Description

Creative ZEN

Creative ZEN comes with 1.9 -inch colour LCD display at 64,000 colours at 224 x 176 pixels, measuring at 3.1 x 1.9 x 0.3 inches (H x W x D) comes with either 2GB, 4GB or 8GB flash memory. Faux Wheel or 5 button control for navigation. Able to play audio and video files.

Features

Creative ZEN comes with a built in radio and plays MP3, WMA, secure WMA and Audible audio file formats. It also has a built in FM tuner with 40 preset channels and has up to 24 hours for audio playback an…

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Creative ZEN

Creative ZEN comes with 1.9 -inch colour LCD display at 64,000 colours at 224 x 176 pixels, measuring at 3.1 x 1.9 x 0.3 inches (H x W x D) comes with either 2GB, 4GB or 8GB flash memory. Faux Wheel or 5 button control for navigation. Able to play audio and video files.

Features

Creative ZEN comes with a built in radio and plays MP3, WMA, secure WMA and Audible audio file formats. It also has a built in FM tuner with 40 preset channels and has up to 24 hours for audio playback and 5 hours of video playback with internal rechargeable battery. Comes with microSD™/microSDHC™ slot for additional content expansion. Also has the ability to do Voice recording with built-in microphone. Software functionality includes a sleep timer, equalizer with a responsive 16-band spectrum analyzer, and folder options that works with any OS that accepts a standard MSC disk drive including Windows, Linux, and Mac. Comes bundled with high speed USB 2.0 cable, clip accessory, headphones and software CD. A 30-day free trial at the Best Buy Digital Music Store is also included.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

  • Mini whiz. A media player that is smaller than a credit card, the Creative ZEN packs a mean wallop with its exciting range of features.
  • Color wonder. Get magically lost in the brilliant 2.5" screen with 16.7 million TFT color support which displays sharp and richly saturated pictures.
  • Wide audio support. Listen to your music in multiple supported formats. With support for MP3, WMA as well as non-protected AAC (.m4a) from iTunes Plus, sync your player to enjoy al…

Manufacturer's Specs

  • Feature
    Description
  • Capacity
    2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 16GB / 32GB
  • Size:
    55 x 83 x 11.3mm
  • Weight:
    65g
  • LCD:
    2.5" 16.7 million color TFT LCD 320 x 240 pixels
  • Battery Life
    Up to 30 hrs audio playtime
  • Video Playback Formats:
    MJPEG, WMV9, MPEG4-SP
  • Audio Playback Formats:
    MP3, WMA, AAC
  • Photo Formats Supported:
    JPEG (BMP/ GIF / PNG / TIFF)
  • Battery:
    Embedded Li-ion battery

Release Date

  • First seen
    31 January 2004

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